Well, maybe not to divide by 11 per se. But what about dividing by 440, just for example? If you want to divide by 440, there has to be an 11 factor in there somewhere. And it's a good thing I said "at least" because I didn't list 330, and we all know how important that is. And then there...

It's amazing how many different ways Trump is connected to Russian organized crime and oligarchs. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/good-grief-cohens-gets-mobbier-the-closer-i-look What I didn’t realize until now is that both Agron and his successor Balagula ran their operations out of an office ...

I think the two parts fo the question are "can we relocate where we build houses to avoid creating fire issues" and "can we redesign how we build and plan our houses and developments with fire in mind". I know in hurricane-sensitive areas it's a matter of both; you want to build...

no different to if you called the police because you wanted to eject someone from your private residence who had no right to be there. Actually, there is a huge difference between a private residence and a business that is open to the public. For example, a private residence has a right to deny ent...

They don't have to arrest if the business isn't pressing charges. How do you except the officers to know beforehand if Starbucks is going to decide to drop the charges or not? In the end, the arrest of these men is Starbuck's fault. That is what usually happens when you report a crime to the police...

Police make judgment calls all of the time. Arrests should be a last resort if the dispute cannot be resolved. In the end, this is a business open to the public, and if they are there in good faith the police should be able to say "What if they are actually waiting for their friend and not lyin...

Kentucky Governor on teacher walk out: I guarantee you somewhere in Kentucky today a child was sexually assaulted that was left at home because there was nobody there to watch them. http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Gov-Bevin-guarantees-child-was-sexually-assaulted-because-of-Friday-school-closures-4...

It's not just the fact that people will be displaced, it's that it's going to create an imbalance in the ecosystem that will take centuries to correct. In the ocean, especially, climate change is already causing extinctions, and once parts of the food supply start to go extinct it can cause more and...

It's more about practicality; ideally, our laws would match our morals, but morality requires reason and judgement beyond what we are capable of expressing in words. Leaving it to the discretion of the courts would lead to unequal application of the law - i.e. lynching of minorities who are accused ...

I don't know the details, but the fact that there is not a cop in your immediate vicinity justifies self-defense, not vigilante justice (which deadly force in self-defense is only allowed in response to immediate threats of deadly force). If, for example, the mafia is harassing your community and th...

Vigilante justice should be illegal, but if the government is unwilling to go after someone who is terrorizing a community then there is nothing morally wrong with that community fighting back. It seems like what you'd most prefer then is for vigilante justice to not be illegal in such circumstance...

Vigilante justice should be illegal, but if the government is unwilling to go after someone who is terrorizing a community then there is nothing morally wrong with that community fighting back. Plus, morality is gray but law is well-defined; there are going to be conflicts, and there will always be ...

It's not seeking to get arrested, it's accepting the possibility. If they cover their face and plan their get away, then they are hoping to not get caught. If they are willing to accept jail time in order to stop someone from spreading hate, then more power to them.

Ditto punching people in the face, censoring their speech, etc. Actions should be dictated by general principles regardless of who the people in question are. Organizing politically for the sake of harming or suppressing the rights of others, whether it is an immediate threat or a long term objecti...

Your unwavering support for Trump is a pretty good hint that you have little concern for the rights of minorities. My support for Trump is strong, but it's far from unwavering. For example, I don't believe his plan to impose steel and aluminum tariffs is a good one by any stretch, and I think it wi...

So let's say Nazis are allowed to have a platform, and they recruit and grow as a movement, and eventually get control of government. What happens to the freedom of the rest of us? It's an issue of whether the objective of that speech is ultimately to cause harm. There are limits to free speech; as ...

It's going to discourage legal immigrants from returning it, not just illegal immigrants, as it's pretty obvious that the administration sees immigrants and minorities as the enemy, and will use anything in their power to suppress their rights or eject them from the country. Since the census lasts t...

55 is barely warmed, 85 is too hot to drink. My home brewed coffee is about 80 directly out of the pot (pour over coffee maker, boiling point around 94 at this altitude), and quickly drops to 75 C in the glass which is still a bit on the hot side.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/03/leaked-data-suggests-uber-self-driving-car-program-years-behind-waymo/ So... Uber is fucking terrible, and is putting a "self-driving" car on the streets that requires an intervention every 13 miles (compared to 1,250 for GM, and 5,000 for Waymo). Despi...

Allow them to trademark the titles, for the sake of brand and reputation, but I don't think there should be restriction on derived works (except for attribution) . What good does attribution do if there's no tangible value associated with it? It does have tangible value attached to it. You pay for ...